Who is R. O. MacDowell?

R. O. MacDowell is a vice-chairman at the Ontario Labour Relations Board with 303 decisions on record from 1980 to 2001. Key areas include employment and labour law, administrative law, other tribunals.

What tribunal does R. O. MacDowell sit on?

R. O. MacDowell sits on the Ontario Labour Relations Board.

What areas of law does R. O. MacDowell decide?

R. O. MacDowell's most common areas include Employment and Labour Law (303 decisions), Administrative Law (141 decisions), Other Tribunals (13 decisions). R. O. MacDowell has handled 303 decisions across 6 areas.

How many decisions has R. O. MacDowell made?

R. O. MacDowell has 303 decisions on record from 1980 to 2001.

Who frequently appears before R. O. MacDowell?

Representatives who frequently appear before R. O. MacDowell include B. Fishbein, Naomi Duguid, C. G. Riggs.

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R. O. MacDowell — Vice-Chairman

Employment and Labour Law

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R. O. MacDowell

Vice-Chairman·Ontario Labour Relations Board·Since 1980

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OLRBOntario Labour Relations BoardDec 17, 1997

Board grants early termination of collective agreement and dismisses unfair labour practice complaint regarding ratification vote.

The employer and union jointly applied for early termination of their collective agreement to implement a new 6-year agreement intended to prevent a plant closure.

A group of objecting employees filed an unfair labour practice complaint, alleging the union breached its duty of fair representation regarding the ratification vote.

The objectors sought an adjournment at the hearing, which the Board denied due to the commercial urgency of the matter and adequate notice.

The Board dismissed the unfair labour practice complaint, finding the union acted reasonably in allowing departing employees to vote and including severance arrangements in the package.

The Board granted consent for the early termination of the collective agreement.

William Neilson Ltd. v. Teamsters Local 647, 1997 CanLII 15546

OLRBOntario Labour Relations BoardOct 29, 1997

Bill 80 trusteeship protections do not apply to a shop local that is not a construction union.

The parent international union imposed a trusteeship on Local 1072, a 'shop local' representing manufacturing employees.

The applicants challenged the trusteeship under section 149 of the Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Bill 80), which requires just cause for such actions.

The parent union argued that section 149 only applies to 'construction trade unions' as defined in section 126, and that Local 1072 did not meet this definition.

The Board agreed, finding that Local 1072's practices and collective agreements resembled those of an industrial union rather than a construction union.

Consequently, Local 1072 was not a construction union, and the Bill 80 protections did not apply.

United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Local 1072 v. United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, 1997 CanLII 15506

OLRBOntario Labour Relations BoardOct 10, 1997

Board orders integration of maintenance employees and operating engineers into a comprehensive service bargaining unit following hospital merger.

Following the merger of three hospitals, the parties agreed that a sale of a business and intermingling of employees had occurred under section 69 of the Labour Relations Act.

The parties disputed whether the amalgamated hospital should maintain separate bargaining units for maintenance employees and operating engineers, as existed at some predecessor sites, or integrate them into a broader service unit.

The Board determined that a comprehensive service unit, including maintenance employees and operating engineers, was the appropriate bargaining unit structure for the merged hospital, emphasizing the policy preference for broader-based bargaining units to avoid fragmentation.

Service Employees International Union, Local 204 v. Humber/Northwestern/York-Finch Hospital, 1997 CanLII 15494

OLRBOntario Labour Relations BoardAug 8, 1997

Grievance dismissed; discharge upheld for construction worker caught smoking marijuana at a nuclear facility.

The grievor, a construction labourer at a nuclear generating station, was discharged after being found in possession of marijuana and admitting to smoking it at work.

The union grieved the discharge, arguing that the employer's investigation violated the grievor's Charter rights and that his drug use was rooted in an addiction requiring accommodation.

The Ontario Labour Relations Board dismissed the grievance, finding that the employer had just cause for discharge given the safety-sensitive nature of the nuclear facility and the employer's zero-tolerance policy.

The Board held that independent evidence established the misconduct regardless of the Charter claims, and there was insufficient evidence to prove the grievor was addicted or had a reliable recovery program.

Ontario Allied Construction Trades Council and Labourers' International Union of North America, Local 506 v. Ontario Hydro and The Electrical Power Systems Construction Association, 1997 CanLII 15593

OLRBOntario Labour Relations BoardApr 4, 1997

Minister has authority to appoint conciliation officer even if the bargaining unit is empty following contracting out.

The Minister of Labour referred a question to the Ontario Labour Relations Board regarding her authority to appoint a conciliation officer.

The union had requested conciliation after giving notice to bargain to the employer, which objected on the basis that it had contracted out all cleaning work to a successor employer, leaving the bargaining unit empty.

The Board advised that the deemed sale of the business did not terminate the union's bargaining rights or its collective agreement with the predecessor employer.

Therefore, the union was entitled to give notice to bargain, and the Minister has the authority to appoint a conciliation officer, despite the practical difficulties of bargaining for an empty unit.

Labourers' International Union of North America, Local 1059 v. The Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited, 1997 CanLII 15514

OLRBOntario Labour Relations BoardMar 5, 1997

Estoppel defence rejected; Bank bound by collective agreement as formal contract signed after cut-off date.

The applicant union referred a grievance to arbitration alleging the responding party Bank violated the collective agreement by subcontracting carpentry work to a non-union contractor on a Sheppard Avenue project.

The Bank argued it was estopped from applying the agreement based on a prior Board decision (the Davie decision), which held that the Bank was not required to apply the agreement to contracts entered into before May 3, 1995.

The Board found that while the bidding process and selection occurred before May 3, 1995, the formal commercial contract was not executed until May 17, 1995.

Therefore, the estoppel did not apply, and the Bank was bound by the collective agreement for this project.

The grievance was allowed, with one member dissenting.

Carpenters & Allied Workers Local 27 United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners of America v. Toronto Dominion Bank, 1997 CanLII 15493

OLRBOntario Labour Relations BoardOct 22, 1996

Application for unlawful strike declaration dismissed as union's inaction did not constitute authorizing or encouraging a strike.

The applicant employer sought a declaration and cease-and-desist order against the responding trade union and its president, alleging they threatened or encouraged an unlawful strike in connection with the 'Days of Action' political protests.

The employer argued that the union's refusal to provide written assurances that employees would report to work constituted condonation of the threatened work stoppage.

The Ontario Labour Relations Board dismissed the application, finding no evidence that the union or its president had taken any positive steps to call, authorize, counsel, or encourage an unlawful strike, and declined to infer a violation of the Labour Relations Act, 1995 from the union's mere inaction or non-committal response.

Livent Inc. v. The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees and Moving Picture Machine Operators of the United States and Canada, Local #58, Toronto, 1996 CanLII 11189

OLRBOntario Labour Relations BoardJul 3, 1996

Representation vote threshold under Bill 7 is based on union's estimate, not actual unit composition.

The union applied for certification to represent casual recreation employees of the City of Toronto.

The City argued that a representation vote should not have been ordered because the union did not establish that it had the support of 40% of the actual employees in the unit, claiming the unit was much larger than the union estimated.

The Board held that under the new Bill 7 amendments to the Labour Relations Act, 1995, the 40% threshold for ordering a quick representation vote is determined based solely on the union's estimate of the bargaining unit size in its application, not on a definitive factual finding of the unit's actual composition.

The union won the representation vote, and the Board ordered that a certificate issue.

Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 79 v. The Corporation of the City of Toronto, 1996 CanLII 11115

OLRBOntario Labour Relations BoardAug 15, 1995

Board finds no binding collective agreements were reached and declares a breach of the duty of fair representation.

The Ontario Labour Relations Board heard related applications concerning a dispute in the drywall industry over whether recent negotiations produced binding collective agreements in the industrial, commercial, and institutional (ICI) and residential sectors.

The employers argued that a settlement reached in June 1995, which included wage concessions in exchange for strict policing language, constituted binding agreements.

The union and objecting employees argued there was no binding settlement.

The Board found that the Carpenters' Ontario Provincial Council did not approve the ICI amendments, rendering them ineffective, and that there was no shared intention to create a stand-alone residential agreement.

The Board also found that a local union official breached the duty of fair representation by signing the settlement after assuring members he would not do so without their ratification, though no remedy beyond a declaration was ordered.

Finally, the Board upheld the parent union's imposition of a trusteeship over the local union.

The Carpenters Employer Bargaining Agency v. The Ontario Provincial Council, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, 1995 CanLII 9950

OLRBOntario Labour Relations BoardJul 20, 1995

Board grants successor rights declaration following union's internal transfer of projectionist jurisdiction to a single local.

The applicant union, IATSE Local 173, applied under section 63 of the Labour Relations Act for a declaration that it was the successor to several other IATSE locals with respect to their jurisdiction over projectionists.

The reorganization was approved by the parent union and the membership of the affected locals.

Famous Players and Cineplex Odeon opposed the application, arguing that the union constitution did not permit the transfer of jurisdiction in this manner.

The Board found that the reorganization was consistent with the union's constitution and past practice, and that the term 'jurisdiction' in section 63 encompassed the transfer of geographic and craft jurisdiction between local unions.

The Board granted the declaration, confirming Local 173 as the successor bargaining agent.

International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees and Moving Picture Machine Operators of the United States and Canada, Local 173 v. International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees and Moving Picture Machine Operators of the United States and Canada, Locals 105, 257, 357, 461, 467, 580, 582 & 634 and Famous Players Inc. and Cineplex Odeon Corporation et al., 1995 CanLII 10022

OLRBOntario Labour Relations BoardJun 20, 1995

Application to restrict picketing dismissed; Board lacks jurisdiction over picketing on public roadways.

The applicant employer sought relief against the respondent union, alleging that picketing behaviour during a lawful strike contravened several provisions of the Labour Relations Act and caused undue disruption.

The Ontario Labour Relations Board dismissed the application on the pleadings.

The Board found that section 11.1 did not apply because the picketing occurred on a public roadway, not on premises to which the public normally has access.

Furthermore, the Board concluded that the union's alleged conduct did not constitute an unlawful strike, nor did it violate the prohibitions against intimidation or coercion under sections 71 and 73, as the employer's right to operate its business is not a statutory right protected by the Act.

Nelson Quarry Company v. United Steelworkers of America, 1995 CanLII 9974

OLRBOntario Labour Relations BoardMay 10, 1995

Application dismissed as moot; Board declined to issue advisory opinion on strike replacement rules after settlement.

The applicant union filed a complaint alleging the school board contravened the strike replacement provisions of the Labour Relations Act by planning to use regular teachers to perform the work of occasional teachers during a threatened strike.

The strike was averted when a collective agreement was reached.

The school board argued the complaint was moot and requested the Board decline to inquire into it.

The Ontario Labour Relations Board dismissed the application, exercising its discretion under section 91 of the Act to refuse to render an advisory opinion on a hypothetical scenario where the concrete dispute had disappeared.

The Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation District 15 v. The Board of Education for the City of Toronto, 1995 CanLII 9912

OLRBOntario Labour Relations BoardApr 25, 1995

Union certification applications dismissed because authorization cards did not constitute valid membership evidence under the Act.

The applicant union sought certification for three groups of employees, submitting authorization cards as evidence of employee support.

The employer argued the cards merely expressed a desire for representation and did not constitute 'membership' or an 'application for membership' as required by the Labour Relations Act.

The Ontario Labour Relations Board reviewed the statutory history, including the impact of Bill 40, and concluded that the legislative changes did not alter the fundamental requirement for actual membership or an application for membership.

Finding that the authorization cards did not meet this standard, and refusing to admit oral evidence to cure the documentary defect, the Board dismissed the certification applications.

International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees and Moving Picture Machine Operators of the United States and Canada v. Famous Players Inc., 1995 CanLII 10067

OLRBOntario Labour Relations BoardMar 30, 1995

Workers with lapsed certificates of qualification due to unpaid fees remain in the craft bargaining unit.

The union applied for certification of a craft bargaining unit of sheet metal workers.

The employer argued that three individuals should be excluded from the unit because their Certificates of Qualification had lapsed for non-payment of fees on the application date.

The Board held that the individuals were functionally journeymen who had completed the required training and that the regulatory agency's practice was to allow renewal upon payment of fees without prohibiting work.

The Board concluded the individuals were 'journeymen sheet metal workers' for the purpose of the bargaining unit determination and issued the certificates.

Local Union 47 Sheet Metal Workers' International Association v. 2714744 Canada Inc. c.o.b. N C Sheet Metal, 1995 CanLII 9961

OLRBOntario Labour Relations BoardMar 20, 1995

Applications for union membership are sufficient to establish membership support for a pre-hearing representation vote.

The union applied for certification and requested a pre-hearing representation vote under section 9 of the Labour Relations Act.

The employer objected, arguing that the union's documentary evidence consisted only of applications for membership, not actual membership, and that some employees had subsequently withdrawn their support.

The Board held that for the purposes of section 9, an application for membership is sufficient to establish membership support, consistent with long-standing Board practice and legislative intent.

The Board further held that letters withdrawing support do not constitute a revocation of membership.

The Board directed that the ballots from the pre-hearing vote be counted.

Teamsters Local Union 938 v. Knob Hill Farms Limited, 1995 CanLII 9952

OLRBOntario Labour Relations BoardMar 6, 1995

Application dismissed; failure to pay contingent wage increase during statutory freeze did not violate the Act.

The union alleged that the employer violated the statutory freeze under section 81 of the Labour Relations Act by failing to pay a 3% wage increase to employees earning under $30,000.

The employer argued that the increase was contingent on funding from the City of Ottawa, which was not provided due to budget constraints.

The Board dismissed the application, finding that the wage increase was not a guaranteed term or condition of employment, and that 'business as usual' for the employer included responding to budget constraints imposed by the City.

The Ottawa-Carleton Public Employees Union Local 503 v. The Ottawa Public Library Board, 1995 CanLII 9953

OLRBOntario Labour Relations BoardJan 26, 1995

Complaint against union dismissed without a hearing as an attempt to re-litigate a previously dismissed discharge complaint.

The applicant filed a complaint against his union under the Labour Relations Act, alleging various contraventions related to his termination.

He had previously filed a reprisal complaint against his employer under the Occupational Health and Safety Act, which the Board dismissed after finding his termination for absenteeism was lawful and reasonable.

The Board dismissed the current complaint without a hearing, finding that the applicant was attempting to re-litigate the propriety of his discharge and that the allegations did not make out an arguable case against the union.

William J. Viveen v. United Steelworkers of America Local 7135, 1995 CanLII 9993

OLRBOntario Labour Relations BoardOct 13, 1994

Certification granted without a vote as employer failed to prove imminent workforce build-up.

The union applied for certification to represent employees of the responding party.

The union demonstrated support from more than fifty-five percent of the employees in the bargaining unit, entitling it to automatic certification.

The employer requested a representation vote, arguing that the current workforce of 13 employees was not representative because it expected to expand to 30 employees by mid-December.

The Board applied the 'build-up principle' but found the employer's evidence of imminent and substantial expansion insufficient and speculative.

The Board declined to order a representation vote and granted the certificate to the union.

National Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers Union of Canada (CAW-Canada) v. N.S. Enterprises Limited, 1994 CanLII 9996

OLRBOntario Labour Relations BoardAug 12, 1994

Duty of fair representation complaint dismissed as premature because grievance was still in the grievance procedure.

The applicant filed two complaints alleging that the union breached its duty of fair representation under section 69 of the Labour Relations Act by failing to take his grievance regarding his removal from the seniority list to arbitration.

The Board dismissed the applications as premature, noting that the grievance was still in the grievance procedure and no final determination had been made about whether it would proceed to arbitration.

The dismissal was without prejudice to the applicant's right to file a new application in a timely way.

George Lee v. Local 75, Union Representative Cledwyn Longe, 1994 CanLII 9855

OLRBOntario Labour Relations BoardAug 10, 1994

Interim order granted directing employer to rescind unilateral changes to working conditions pending bargaining.

The applicant union sought an interim order under section 92.1 of the Labour Relations Act regarding changes to drivers' working conditions implemented by the responding employer without union input.

The union argued the changes violated the statutory freeze under section 81(1) of the Act.

The Ontario Labour Relations Board granted the interim direction, ordering the employer to rescind the new arrangements and return the situation to what it was prior to the changes, pending bargaining in good faith.

Retail Wholesale Canada v. 947465 Ontario Ltd., 1994 CanLII 9853

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Jeff KochCounsel
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L. TsatsosAgent
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Mike RebrykAgent
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David L. WakelyCounsel
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Allen V. CraigAgent
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T S. KelleherCounsel
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A. AndoniadisSelf-represented
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J. FarrellCounsel
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H. GoldblattCounsel
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A. HopkirkAgent
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W J. McNaughtonCounsel
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Youssef DaouAgent
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Lawrence RyanAgent
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Patti BomferroCounsel
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Scott BairdCounsel
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Christine CowanCounsel
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D. ReidUnion representative
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M. HiklUnion representative
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R. QuinnUnion representative
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for Carpenters' District Council and Local 27

K. BallCounsel
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J. CartwrightCounsel
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M. A. ChurchCounsel
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for Carpenters Local 27

David WatsonCounsel
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Marisa PollockCounsel
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for Carpenters Local 675 and Carpenters' Ontario Provincial Council

Norm JesinCounsel
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for Carpenters Local Union 1669 and the Ontario Provincial Council of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America

N. JesinCounsel
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for CAW-Canada

Lisa KellyUnion representative
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for CAW Local 1000 of National Automobile, Aerospace, Transportation and General Workers' Union of Canada (CAW-Canada)

Jeffrey M. AndrewCounsel
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James K. A. HayesCounsel
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for certain employees

Brian ShellCounsel
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for Cineplex Odeon Corporation

Brian WylynkoCounsel
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Mary CornishCounsel
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for Concrete Supplies of Windsor Inc.

Charles F ClarkCounsel
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for CUPE

J. NymanCounsel
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for CUPE and its Locals

Brian SheehanCounsel
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for CUPE Local 2998

Diane RobertsCounsel
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for CUPE Local 416

Cathy LaceCounsel
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Howard GoldblattCounsel
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for Delform Construction Limited

Carlo Delle DonneAgent
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Richard J. NixonCounsel
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for E K T Industries Inc.

R. J. Mc CombCounsel
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for Ethyl Canada, Inc.

Edward T McDermottCounsel
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W. HoadAgent
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Edward T MacDermottCounsel
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W. HoadCounsel
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for Famous Players Inc.

Harry FreedmanCounsel
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for F. I. R. M.

Norman FairbairnAgent
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Joseph CarrierCounsel
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Norman FairbairnCounsel
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Joseph CarrierCounsel
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for G. Hanlon Holdings Inc. and G. J. Hanlon

David R. NashCounsel
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for Hardrock Forming Co.

Jeffrey DaviesCounsel
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for Ilena Construction Limited

John DiLorenzoAgent
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Robert I. GoldinCounsel
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for International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 1687, and International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 793

S. TatrallyayCounsel
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J. RedshawCounsel
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A.M. MinskyCounsel
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for International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 772

E.J. HerechukUnion representative
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F. G. GrigsbyUnion representative
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Jim AndressCounsel
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Don VilleneuveAgent
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Pat NewellAgent
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John VilleneuveAgent
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Rudy KoslowskyAgent
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Paul W. TimminsCounsel
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M. G. HoranCounsel
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Des BradleyCounsel
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Brian ShellCounsel
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E. RovetCounsel
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Joseph GintyCounsel
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Susan StewartCounsel
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for intervenor #1

Jennifer BirrellCounsel
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Andrea BowkerCounsel
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Kathleen MartinCounsel
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Frances GladstoneCounsel
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M. I. RotmanCounsel
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Barry WeislederCounsel
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for Ironworkers' District Council and Local 721

Stan ArsenaultCounsel
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Susan UrselCounsel
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David StarkmanCounsel
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for ISCA

Joseph LibermanCounsel
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for IUOE Local 796

Wesley EmersonCounsel
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for J. C. Electrical

John CalderonAgent
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for Labourers' International Union of North America Local 183, and the Form Work Council of Ontario

R. LotitoCounsel
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B. FishbeinCounsel
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for Labourers' International Union of North America, Local 506

S. Gilbert CraggCounsel
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Raj AnandCounsel
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Stephen GrantCounsel
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Peter HitchenCounsel
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for Labourers Local 607

S. B. D. WahICounsel
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for Lincoln Hydro

John AltonCounsel
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Margaret GavinsCounsel
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Richard J. CharneyCounsel
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for Local 75

David WrightCounsel
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Alick RyderCounsel
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for London Hydro/Flamborough Hydro

George VeghCounsel
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for Lumber and Sawmill Workers Union Local 2693

L. C. ArnoldAgent
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Eric HautellaAgent
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for Lumber and Sawmill Workers Union, Local 2693

L. C. ArnoldCounsel
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for M.B.L. International Contractors Inc.

Henry MarentetteAgent
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R. M. ParryCounsel
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for McDonnell-Ronald Limousine Service Ltd.

Nick LemonisAgent
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for McIntosh Limousine Services, Air Cab Limousine Services and Aaroport Limousine Services Ltd.

Y. ZahavyAgent
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for Megatech

John BarrackCounsel
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for Mercedes Corporation

Ron GingrichAgent
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for Metropolitan Toronto

D. SmithCounsel
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for Molson's Brewery (Ontario) Limited

J. W. Healy, Q.C.Counsel
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R.L. BuschCounsel
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M. J. AddarioCounsel
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for Ontario Hydro

Brent DuguidCounsel
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Michael McFaddenCounsel
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for Ontario Nurses' Association

S. ShacterCounsel
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for Ontario Retail Employees Dental Benefit Trust Fund

Cynthia WatsonCounsel
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Wayne ManleyCounsel
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for Patricia Thompson

David BloomCounsel
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Roy CollinsCounsel
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K. SmithCounsel
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M. A. ChurchCounsel
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for Retail, Wholesale Canada, Canadian Service Sector Division of the USWA

James HayesCounsel
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Brian ShellCounsel
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Robert McKayCounsel
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Blame DonaisCounsel
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for RWDSU District Council of the UFCW

Edward JennerCounsel
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Robin McArthurCounsel
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B. S. FishbeinCounsel
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A. M. MinskyCounsel
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Elizabeth TraicusUnion representative
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for Streetlink incorporated

P. J. FalzoneCounsel
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for Sudbury Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers Union, Local 598

L. C. ArnoldCounsel
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Rap DuhaimeCounsel
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for Teamsters Local 230

David McKeeCounsel
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Marcel VilleneuveAgent
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for Teamsters, Local 880

Ken PetryshenCounsel
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Ray DoeAgent
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for the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union

George SurdykowskiCounsel
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Tony PileggiUnion representative
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F. Shilton-LennonCounsel
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Frank AquinoUnion representative
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B. FishbeinCounsel
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Naomi DuguidCounsel
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Bernard FishbeinCounsel
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Harold F. CaleyCounsel
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Brian ShellCounsel
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Carolyn ShaughnessyCounsel
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Jim ForsterAgent
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Helen O'ReganUnion representative
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James K. A. HayesCounsel
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Craig GrantUnion representative
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Daniel UblanskyCounsel
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D. V. MacDonaldUnion representative
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Dan AndersonUnion representative
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Susan BallantyneCounsel
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Don Burshaw IICounsel
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E. G. PosenCounsel
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Ivor OramCounsel
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Nelson RolandCounsel
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S.B.D. WahlCounsel
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C. M. MitchellCounsel
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Allen FerensUnion representative
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Joe AggimentiCounsel
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Linda Ames-ElliottUnion representative
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Robert WilliamsSelf-represented
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J. SackCounsel
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Errol McKenzie KettellSelf-represented
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Eric del JuncoCounsel
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Kevin ThompsonCounsel
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Brian WrightCounsel
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William RichardsonUnion representative
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John HurleyUnion representative
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Douglas J. WrayCounsel
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Michael McBrideCounsel
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Bruce LandUnion representative
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B. ShellCounsel
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W BrownUnion representative
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Michael A. ChurchCounsel
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for the applicant CUPE Local 79

James NymanCounsel
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Douglas WrayCounsel
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Wallace KennyCounsel
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D. WrightCounsel
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L. A. RichmondCounsel
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B. FishbeinCounsel
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H. KopytoAgent
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Douglas J. WrayCounsel
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Rheal DionneSelf-represented
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J. AlmeidaSelf-represented
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Charles F. ClarkCounsel
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Barb ShuganAgent
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Norton SmithSelf-represented
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David WatsonUnion representative
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Robert WoelkSelf-represented
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Robert F. TaylorSelf-represented
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L. LavalleeUnion representative
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Max McDavidUnion representative
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G. WardUnion representative
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Gord McKennaAgent
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Douglas GavinAgent
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WE. HanleyCounsel
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Randal KoopSelf-represented
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Bruce BinningCounsel
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Lewis GottheilCounsel
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for the applicant union

Ursula BoylanCounsel
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Frank LuceCounsel
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Cynthia D. WatsonCounsel
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Larry VenningCounsel
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for the Band Council

David MillerCounsel
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David HunterCounsel
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for the Black Inmates and Friends Assembly

B. LoewenCounsel
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for The Charming Hostess Inc.

J. Forbes-RobertsCounsel
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J.P. Sanderson, Q.C.Counsel
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Elizabeth ForsterCounsel
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for the City of Toronto

George MonteithCounsel
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Robert KellyCounsel
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Michael G. SherrardCounsel
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D. W. BradyCounsel
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Jan KainerCounsel
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R. BermanUnion representative
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Kevin CorporanCounsel
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Dana RandallCounsel
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D. L. BugsisCounsel
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S. DeLucaCounsel
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Marie MorrisonCounsel
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Vicki RobsonAgent
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R. WhitneyUnion representative
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Florence StanleyCounsel
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Terry P. DawsonAgent
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Stephen KrashinskyCounsel
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Barry W. Earle, Q. C.Counsel
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Mark SpencerAgent
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W. A. HarrisonAgent
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C. M. MitchellCounsel
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J. BigeauCounsel
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Liz WoodsCounsel
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for the Complainant

Leila YatemanSelf-represented
1 appearance
Ladelle HilesSelf-represented
1 appearance

for the complainant/applicant

H. M. RossmanCounsel
1 appearance
Robert FitzhenryAgent
1 appearance

for the complainants

Blake MorrisonCounsel
1 appearance
Michael G. HoranCounsel
1 appearance
Kevin WardSelf-represented
1 appearance

for the Complainants

J. P. WearingCounsel
1 appearance

for the Crown/Ministry of Correctional Services

M. FleishmanCounsel
1 appearance

for the employee interveners

B. FishbienCounsel
1 appearance

for the employee objectors

Paul McKendrieAgent
1 appearance
Arnold AdamsAgent
1 appearance

for the employer

M. Patrick MoranCounsel
1 appearance
Waiter HoustonAgent
1 appearance
R. StehleAgent
1 appearance
Joe CarrierAgent
1 appearance
Arthur SchelterCounsel
1 appearance
Walter CannonAgent
1 appearance
A. J. LopesCounsel
1 appearance
J.A. BarkerCounsel
1 appearance
C. E. HumphreyCounsel
1 appearance
E. DraycottAgent
1 appearance
F. BickfordCounsel
1 appearance
F. G. HamiltonCounsel
1 appearance
Seb EnglertCounsel
1 appearance
P. JarvisCounsel
1 appearance
Leonard P. Kavanaugh, Q. C.Counsel
1 appearance

for the Grand River Hospital

Randy EsfordAgent
1 appearance
John CoxAgent
1 appearance
Franca HodaAgent
1 appearance
Rusty McLayAgent
1 appearance

for the group of employees

Terry LigtenbergAgent
1 appearance
Wayne QuinnAgent
1 appearance
Hana SonnenfeldAgent
1 appearance
Luis BrilhanteAgent
1 appearance

for the Group of Five companies

Joseph LibermanCounsel
1 appearance

for The Holiday Inn (King Street)

Lorretta MerrittCounsel
1 appearance
Irv KleinerCounsel
1 appearance

for the IBEW

Michael GottheilCounsel
1 appearance

for the incumbent trade union

G. DacanzinUnion representative
1 appearance
L. C. ArnoldCounsel
1 appearance

for the individual employees

Kimberly MichaelisCounsel
1 appearance
George KingCounsel
1 appearance

for the International Ladies Garment Workers Union

Beth SymesCounsel
1 appearance
Len GoguenUnion representative
1 appearance

for the International Union of Elevator Constructors, Local #50

M. A. GreenCounsel
1 appearance

for the International Union of Operating Engineers

Robert GibsonCounsel
1 appearance

for the intervener

M. D. ContiniCounsel
2 appearances
C. GylesCounsel
2 appearances
L. C. ArnoldCounsel
2 appearances
S. B. D. WahlCounsel
1 appearance
M. Jane SmaleAgent
1 appearance
Ivor OramAgent
1 appearance
G. GrossmanCounsel
1 appearance
S. C. BernardoCounsel
1 appearance
J. Cameron NolanCounsel
1 appearance
J. R. HasselAgent
1 appearance
A. ReistetterCounsel
1 appearance
L. CollinsCounsel
1 appearance
Nancy-Jo GrayCounsel
1 appearance
M. V. MacLeanCounsel
1 appearance
J. HarrowerAgent
1 appearance
Yvon BreauAgent
1 appearance
R. A. WerryCounsel
1 appearance
Jim WhyteCounsel
1 appearance
W. RobbCounsel
1 appearance
James ChurchAgent
1 appearance

for the Intervener

W R. Herridge, Q. C.Counsel
1 appearance
J. AdemaCounsel
1 appearance
R. J. DrmajCounsel
1 appearance
F. KuntzCounsel
1 appearance

for the Intervener CLAC

Elizabeth ForsterCounsel
1 appearance

for the interveners

A. WilkinsonAgent
1 appearance
M. LongworthCounsel
1 appearance
Ben KoopAgent
1 appearance
Hugh B. GeddesCounsel
1 appearance
J. SotosCounsel
1 appearance

for the intervenor

Francine LeBlancCounsel
1 appearance
Karen WeinsteinCounsel
1 appearance
Kelvin KuceyCounsel
1 appearance
D. PeelCounsel
1 appearance
Elisabeth CampinCounsel
1 appearance
Jim MagarreyCounsel
1 appearance
John MoreCounsel
1 appearance
M. GordonCounsel
1 appearance
Kern WhyteCounsel
1 appearance
Patrick M. MeladyCounsel
1 appearance
Anna VannelliCounsel
1 appearance
Bob ToweyCounsel
1 appearance
R. KuhmCounsel
1 appearance
David AkandeCounsel
1 appearance

for the intervenors

Chris G. PaliareCounsel
1 appearance
John MongerCounsel
1 appearance
Nick ColemanCounsel
1 appearance
Barbara HillmanCounsel
1 appearance

for the Labourers District Council

John MoszynskiCounsel
1 appearance

for the Labourers International Union of North America

James K. A. HayesCounsel
1 appearance

for The Metropolitan Toronto Road Builders Association, The Heavy Construction Association of Toronto, The Metropolitan Toronto Sewer and Watermain Association, The General Contractors Section of the Toronto Construction Association and The Utility Contractors Association of Ontario

G. GrossmanCounsel
1 appearance

for the Minister of Labour

Donald ChiassonCounsel
1 appearance
Jerry KovacsCounsel
1 appearance
Grainne McGrathCounsel
1 appearance

for the National Elevator and Escalator Association

W MoranAgent
1 appearance

for the objecting employees

M. WeinbergAgent
1 appearance
Douglas J. WrayCounsel
1 appearance
Martin RosenbaumCounsel
1 appearance
Denis EllicksonCounsel
1 appearance
Harold F. CaleyCounsel
1 appearance
David ConnCounsel
1 appearance

for the objectors

Cindy MedeirosAgent
1 appearance
Kamash RamnarineAgent
1 appearance
Sean DonovanSelf-represented
1 appearance
C. J. AbbassCounsel
1 appearance
Michael W TeslukCounsel
1 appearance
Jenny KokkasAgent
1 appearance
Ann LomackAgent
1 appearance
C. J. AbbassAgent
1 appearance
Cindy DobbinAgent
1 appearance
John WissentCounsel
1 appearance
Dorothy MontagueAgent
1 appearance
Max MehargAgent
1 appearance
Glenn JonesSelf-represented
1 appearance
Marilyn BeckerAgent
1 appearance
Daniel OlivierAgent
1 appearance
Aaron MacPhersonAgent
1 appearance
Barbara SheridanAgent
1 appearance
Pasquale MelilloSelf-represented
1 appearance
Bill FulkersonAgent
1 appearance
Robin A. BarclayCounsel
1 appearance

for the Objectors

A. CrowderAgent
1 appearance
Stephen W. PeglarCounsel
1 appearance

for The Ontario Form Work Association and The Ontario Drain Contractors Association

Gary WalkerCounsel
1 appearance
Alan FranklinCounsel
1 appearance

for the Ontario Nurses' Association

Pauline Lefebvre-HintonCounsel
1 appearance
Elizabeth McIntyreCounsel
1 appearance

for the Ontario Pipe Trades Council

Jim FysheCounsel
1 appearance

for The Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation

M. BuchananCounsel
1 appearance
M. RichardsonCounsel
1 appearance
Maurice A. GreenCounsel
1 appearance

for the Parent Union

Douglas J. WrayCounsel
1 appearance
M. ChurchCounsel
1 appearance

for the Power Workers

Andrew LokanCounsel
1 appearance
Heather BowieCounsel
1 appearance
Bob MenardCounsel
1 appearance

for the Provincial Employer Bargaining Agency

Bruce BinningCounsel
1 appearance

for the respondent

C. G. RiggsCounsel
4 appearances
E. D. BruceUnion representative
2 appearances
R. C. FilionCounsel
2 appearances
B. E. HargroveUnion representative
2 appearances
L. A. MacLeanCounsel
2 appearances
Paul CavalluzzoCounsel
2 appearances
K. W. KortCounsel
2 appearances
F G. Hamilton, Q. C.Counsel
2 appearances
N. CampbellAgent
1 appearance
Marion M. PerrinUnion representative
1 appearance
Paul V CassanoCounsel
1 appearance
F. DavisUnion representative
1 appearance
R. FloodCounsel
1 appearance
F. KovacsCounsel
1 appearance
W. J. McNaughtonCounsel
1 appearance
Dexter AdamsAgent
1 appearance
Frank GormleyUnion representative
1 appearance
Bruce BinningCounsel
1 appearance
Rob WilliamsonAgent
1 appearance
Rick BaileyCounsel
1 appearance

for the Respondent

George LongoCounsel
1 appearance
Harold F. CaleyCounsel
1 appearance
M. F. O'TooleCounsel
1 appearance
A. TarkaAgent
1 appearance
M. J. KrizancAgent
1 appearance
R. HaluszkaAgent
1 appearance

for the respondent 654812 Ontario Limited carrying on business as Canada Contracting

Rudy A. BianchiCounsel
1 appearance

for the respondent companies

F GuthierAgent
1 appearance
R. C. Filion, Q. C.Counsel
1 appearance

for the respondent company

John GuthrieCounsel
1 appearance
Peter M. WhalenCounsel
1 appearance
Robert GuthrieCounsel
1 appearance
John O'DonoghueCounsel
1 appearance

for the respondent employer

Daniel J. ShieldsCounsel
1 appearance

for the respondent Krest Masonry Contracting Limited

William JahnAgent
1 appearance
James G. KnightCounsel
1 appearance

for the respondent Masonry Contractors' Association of Toronto

Joe De CariaCounsel
1 appearance

for the respondent Maxibo Incorporated

Andre PepinCounsel
1 appearance

for the respondents

James HayesCounsel
1 appearance
Earl D. CooperUnion representative
1 appearance
Nelson RolandCounsel
1 appearance
W. KutynecAgent
1 appearance
Martin LevinsonCounsel
1 appearance
Ernest WeintraubCounsel
1 appearance
Sharryn AikenCounsel
1 appearance
J. GalloAgent
1 appearance
Arthur W PatrickUnion representative
1 appearance
L. CiaufaraniAgent
1 appearance
G. GrecoUnion representative
1 appearance
Bob StoppelUnion representative
1 appearance
Ted MurphyUnion representative
1 appearance
Joe BigeauUnion representative
1 appearance
Barbar Maalouf Y ZahavyCounsel
1 appearance
C. TurnerAgent
1 appearance
A. TorchiaAgent
1 appearance
J. James NymanCounsel
1 appearance
Donald McKillop, Q.C.Counsel
1 appearance
M. AltchehCounsel
1 appearance

for the Respondents

Vello MedinCounsel
1 appearance
Robert J. AtkinsonCounsel
1 appearance

for the respondents Hamilton Yellow Cab and Transportation Unlimited Inc.

William G. Charlton, Q.C.Counsel
1 appearance
Clayton J. WallaceCounsel
1 appearance
David G. TimmsCounsel
1 appearance

for the respondent trade union

Ross WellsCounsel
1 appearance
M. L. CravenCounsel
1 appearance
J. NewsonCounsel
1 appearance
C. M. MitchellCounsel
1 appearance
John B. WestCounsel
1 appearance

for the respondent union

Tony BorgCounsel
1 appearance
Ted WohlCounsel
1 appearance

for the respondent United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Local 18

S. SimpsonCounsel
1 appearance

for the responding employer

L. FeldtCounsel
1 appearance
Jeffrey MurrayCounsel
1 appearance

for the responding parties

Ted SendzikCounsel
1 appearance
Nick DzudzCounsel
1 appearance
Jim FysheCounsel
1 appearance
Lewis GottheilCounsel
1 appearance
Anne RuddyCounsel
1 appearance
John DouglasCounsel
1 appearance
John KovacsAgent
1 appearance
Barry RobertsCounsel
1 appearance
Mark LewisCounsel
1 appearance
Damien RoyUnion representative
1 appearance
Mike ShieldsCounsel
1 appearance
Paul BoniferroCounsel
1 appearance
Frank D AbbondanzaCounsel
1 appearance
Y. ZahavyAgent
1 appearance
Leslie McIntoshCounsel
1 appearance
Len MarvyCounsel
1 appearance
M. Patrick MoranCounsel
1 appearance
Frank LuceCounsel
1 appearance
Sym GillCounsel
1 appearance
Janusz ArgasinskiCounsel
1 appearance

for the responding party

Harry FreedmanCounsel
2 appearances
Beth PiersonCounsel
2 appearances
Malcolm MacKillopCounsel
1 appearance
Edward T. McDermottCounsel
1 appearance
Michelle McPheeCounsel
1 appearance
C. FormosaCounsel
1 appearance
Leonard FeldtCounsel
1 appearance
Reginald RambarranAgent
1 appearance
Luc FerlandCounsel
1 appearance
Charles AlfanoCounsel
1 appearance
E. T McDermottCounsel
1 appearance
W. G. PhelpsCounsel
1 appearance
Capt. Larry JonesAgent
1 appearance
Toni-Anne DasentCounsel
1 appearance
Stephen J. ShamieCounsel
1 appearance
Carla ZabekCounsel
1 appearance
Elizabeth M. BrownCounsel
1 appearance
Harold F. CaleyCounsel
1 appearance
M. E. KeenanCounsel
1 appearance
Brock MarshallAgent
1 appearance

for the SEIU

Mary CornishCounsel
1 appearance

for the Sheet Metal Workers’ Union

Jerry RasoCounsel
1 appearance

for the St. Leonard's Society

D. C. DanielsCounsel
1 appearance

for the successor hospital

Brian O'ByrneCounsel
1 appearance

for the Toronto Parking Authority

John SaundersCounsel
1 appearance
William M. LemayCounsel
1 appearance

for the trade union

Terry ToppsUnion representative
1 appearance
J. HayesCounsel
1 appearance
D. StarkmanCounsel
1 appearance
Ron WhittinghamUnion representative
1 appearance
Donald F. HerseyCounsel
1 appearance
Paul FalzoneCounsel
1 appearance
Donald F. 0. Hersey, Q. C.Counsel
1 appearance
Randy LevinsonCounsel
1 appearance
Dan AndersonCounsel
1 appearance

for the trade union and Sam Schouten

Frank J. LuceCounsel
1 appearance

for the union

Pat PowersUnion representative
1 appearance
David WatsonAgent
1 appearance
Bob MartinAgent
1 appearance
Randy LevinsonUnion representative
1 appearance
Bill OveryUnion representative
1 appearance
Michael C. P. McCrearyCounsel
1 appearance

for the United Food and Commercial Workers Union and Kraus Carpet Employees Association

Beth SymesCounsel
1 appearance
Joseph MacNeilUnion representative
1 appearance
Cliff EvansUnion representative
1 appearance
Abe PetersUnion representative
1 appearance

for the United Steelworkers of America

Mike FarrellCounsel
1 appearance
Mo SheppardCounsel
1 appearance
Homer SeguinCounsel
1 appearance
Elizabeth J. Shilton LennonCounsel
1 appearance

for the Westbury

David Cot 2iCounsel
1 appearance
Brian McLeanCounsel
1 appearance

for the York University Staff Association

James HayesCounsel
1 appearance
John CarterAgent
1 appearance
Celia HarteAgent
1 appearance

for various construction trade unions

Alan MinskyCounsel
1 appearance

for various employers

W. J. HayterCounsel
1 appearance
Roberta JohnsonCounsel
1 appearance
Chris LloydCounsel
1 appearance
Simon MortimerCounsel
1 appearance
Carl PetersonCounsel
1 appearance
Wallace KennyCounsel
1 appearance
R. W. KitchenCounsel
1 appearance
R. KellyCounsel
1 appearance
Clifford J. HartCounsel
1 appearance
Martin K. DenyesCounsel
1 appearance
Gord F. LuborskyCounsel
1 appearance
A. D. G. PurdyCounsel
1 appearance

for Wal-Mart Canada Inc.

Stewart SaxeCounsel
1 appearance
M. Lisa KirbyCounsel
1 appearance
William R. WatsonCounsel
1 appearance

for Xerox of Canada Inc.

Ross DrakeAgent
1 appearance

for Xerox of Canada Ltd.

Ross DrakeAgent
1 appearance

for York University

C. MillerAgent
1 appearance
Don J. MitchellAgent
1 appearance
R. KoriAgent
1 appearance
D. J. MitchellAgent
1 appearance
S. YoungAgent
1 appearance

in person

M. Danielle BoulakiaSelf-represented
1 appearance

on behalf of the Applicant (OSSTF)

Josh PhillipsCounsel
1 appearance
Shirley DufourUnion representative
1 appearance
Carole StephensUnion representative
1 appearance

on behalf of the Intervener (OPEIU)

Mary KcKinnonUnion representative
1 appearance

on his own behalf

Fatehally KhamisaSelf-represented
1 appearance
Cecil DeHaanSelf-represented
1 appearance
George MihailidisSelf-represented
1 appearance
Michel J. CyrSelf-represented
1 appearance
Raymond DaviauSelf-represented
1 appearance
Dennis LeonardSelf-represented
1 appearance

Ontario Public School Teachers' Federation, (watching brief)

Harold VigodaUnion representative
1 appearance

on their own behalf

William MortonSelf-represented
2 appearances
Mary MooreSelf-represented
1 appearance
D. J. Van BoortSelf-represented
1 appearance
Tim SmithSelf-represented
1 appearance
R. CrudenSelf-represented
1 appearance
Timothy W SmithSelf-represented
1 appearance
Becky La MantiaSelf-represented
1 appearance
Fred MattioliSelf-represented
1 appearance

303

Decisions

Years active

Tribunals

1.2

cases/mo

OLRB303(100%)

Decision types

trial

169

motion

133

appeal

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